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Life & Events > Quotes from the Past

  Quotes from the Past

"If you don't read the newspaper you are uniformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." Mark Twain

"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress... But then I repeat myself." Mark Twain

"I contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." Winston Churchill

"Democracy must be more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner." James Bovard, Civil Libertarian 1994

"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. If it stops moving, subsidize it." Ronald Reagan

"A government big enough to give you anything you want is strong enough to take everything you have." Thomas Jefferson



posted on Oct 15, 2008 10:26 AM ()

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Those were great....and frightening. Reagan's post sums up what is happening right now....and it's not working.
comment by redimpala on Oct 15, 2008 3:50 PM ()
I especially agree with the Jefferson quote. good post.

reguards
yer impressed pal
bugg
comment by honeybugg on Oct 15, 2008 3:40 PM ()
I particularly loved the two wolves and a sheep deciding on dinner. Isn't that what happened to the banking industry?
comment by elderjane on Oct 15, 2008 2:54 PM ()
love these, particularly the one about democracy.
comment by tealstar on Oct 15, 2008 1:10 PM ()
very good post.Laura
comment by fredo on Oct 15, 2008 10:45 AM ()

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